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Word-final /r/ in a Northern English accent

An Interactional Account of Variable Production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

J. P. French
J. P. French
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(College of Ripon & York St. John)
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It is widely recognized that during the eighteenth century a sound change began in English concerning the consonant /r/. This change, referred to as “R dropping’ (Wells, 1982a: 218), involved the elision of /r/ in non-prevocalic positions.

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , July 1989 , pp. 34 - 43
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1989

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